Hoping to strike a work-life balance, Lauralee Moss is raising three children and writing curriculum as a "store-owner" at TeachersPayTeachers, a website that allows teachers to sell classroom materials and lesson plans to other teachers.

Councilmembers in the District of Columbia introduced the Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015 on Tuesday, which could make the nation’s capital the first city to offer paid family and medical leave for nearly all its residents.

Germany allows new parents to take up to 14 months of parental leave on 65 percent of their salary. The U.S. offers no guaranteed paid leave for mothers or fathers. See how countries across the globe compare.